Walk through of Sarge's template and effect racks based on Ableton stock effects:
Kick and bass bus processing including low end compression boost
Hats, claps/snares, percussion and top loops individual and bus processing, including effect rack trick
Pads processing
Full track from scratch with voiceover:
2 hours footage showing the start to finish from an initial loop to full track
Chord stab pad driven, with call and response
Multiple basslines
Introduction of vocals to add ear candy
Creating tension through the breakdown
Full track from scratch with voiceover
Classic underground house and garage sample based groove, in keeping with the sound of the PIV label
Writing a funky baseline using midi keyboard
How to create sample based stab grooves
Ensure your arrangement remains interesting and varied whilst remaining minimal in style
Full track from scratch with voiceover - deep tech
How to revamp a loop and switch things up
create a hypnotic deep tech groove
resample your synths
create a dreamy chord melody with sampled keys
how to switch up a loop which doesn’t hit initially to a powerful idea
Full track build from scratch using only the Korg M1
build an organic drum groove with texture
writing a melody using midi keyboard
Full track build from scratch:
program a deep baseline melody
chord resampling techniques
write a classic and tech minimal house groove
write a tension building breakdown and drop
write a funky lead pattern
using vocal samples to build interest and tension
Full track from scratch with voiceover - pad focus
Full track build: airy pads, subby bass, simple but effective groove.
Key learning outcomes include:
focus on creating lush, airy and emotive pads
how to elevate your pads through layering
create a simple but effective groove
program crisp and punchy drums
create a subby bassline which cuts through the mix
arrangement development
Create a catchy loop from scratch
write a classic 90’s house groove with an iconic organ baseline